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One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.

University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks for numerous retail, restaurant and performing arts discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates on select campus events. UNC-Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

The Senior Clinical Program Manager will serve to coordinate and manage projects for large multi-institutional clinical trials. Responsibilities include planning, organizing, and managing study processes; procedure design and implementation; and associated research administration functions. They will oversee day-to-day administrative operations and coordination of projects, including facilitating meetings, over-seeing administrative coordination between the participating institutions, coordinating study start-up activities, tracking program progress, ensuring timely updates to relevant reports and websites, assisting with quality assurance, and ensuring deliverables are met for project protocols across various participating sites, vendors, and institutions.

Primary responsibilities of the position will include project management and coordination, implementing and monitoring study start up activities, including timely completion of site contracts, collaborate closely and act as primary point of contact with internal and external partners and offices (eg, regulatory, contracts, sites), developing and managing relationships across multiple partnering institutions and organizations. Position also requires advanced knowledge of workflows, data collection, report details, and other technical issues associated with software/hardware used in clinical trials. The Senior Clinical Program Manager will develop and implement training tools for site familiarization with protocol and will provide administrative and logistical support as needed.

Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required (or foreign degree equivalent); for candidates demonstrating comparable independent research productivity, will accept a relevant Bachelor's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) and 3 or more years of relevant experience in substitution. May require terminal degree and licensure.

- Experience starting up, managing, and closing multi-center trials.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, while continually demonstrating high levels of interpersonal versatility within diverse populations
- Strong interpersonal and organizational problem-solving skills.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and credibility with coworkers, managers, and clients.
- Ability to prioritize and manage competing tasks, including adeptness at time management.
- Strong software and computer skills.
- Must be a self- starter and comfortable with broad and varied responsibilities
- Ability to maintain confidential information with a high regard for integrity

- Experience with UNC administrative systems and platforms that support clinical research.
- Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) or Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) certification.
- Multi lingual (English, Spanish)

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.